Process of and device for establishing section-corners



Ultima@ Smarts f PATENT @raient CHARLES A. BEGLE, OF EAST SAGINAW,MICHIGAN.

PROCESS 0F AND DEVICE FOR ESTABLISHING SECTION-CORNERS, de., IN THESURVEYING OF LAND.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 238,752, dated March15, 1881.

Application filed November 27, 1880. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES A. BEGLE, a citizen of the United States,residing at East Saginaw, in the county of Saginaw and State ofMichigan, have invented a new and useful Method land Device forEstablishing Section- Corners in the Surveying of Land, Ste., of Whichthe following is a full, clear, and exact description, when taken inconnection With the accompanying drawings, forming a part of thespecification.

The invention relates to a method and means for establishing,re-establishing, and perpetuating the mark or monument ofsection-corners, meander-corners, Whether of Government or privatesurveys of land, or for the perpetual marking of specitied or particularspots or locations for future identification.

To this end my invention consists in the method of depositing in a holeor excavation in the earth at the points above indicatedviz.,section-corners, meander-corners, Ste.- stone, coal, broken or crushed,and crushed and broken brick, with rings, disks, plates,

spheres, or other desired shapes of glass orburned clay or other durablematerial, bearing the initials or numbers or any mark by which theidentical corner can be identified.

Heretefore corners of all kinds have been identilied or established bysetting stakes, posts, or stones in the ground, or bythrowing up moundsand witnessing the same on trees, called bearing-trees 5 but such modesare objectionable, for the reason that they rot and are worn away bytime, or are'liable to be destroyed or removed by malicious andevil-disposed persons.

Referring to the drawings,l+`igure lis a vertical sectional view,showing the broken coal and brick arranged in an excavation in theground in alternate layers with the disks, plates, or other shapes ofglass or burned clay. Figs. 2 and 3 are top views of the disks or platesof glass or burned clay bearing the initials or numbers of the cornersto be established or perpetuated.

A designates the disks or circles ot' burned clay or glass or otherdurable material, in or on which the proper initials or numbers, orboth, are stamped, or some mark or character is stamped or painted todesignate the particular corner or corners.

B designates layers or corners of broken stone, coal, charcoal, andpieces of broken brick or other like material.

To more fully explain my invention, I Will proceed to describe my modeof depositing' the same in the earth, which consistsin boring or digginga hole about three feet deep, and by preference from two to three inchesin diameter. Then, having mixed the crushed or broken coal and brick inabout equal proper'- tions, deposit the same in the hole or shaft,alternating a layer of the disintegrated material, with the rings ordisks being placed about four inches apart.

I do not wish to limit myself to the particular form of disks or platesof glass or burned clay herein shown and described, or to thecombination of the same with crushed or broken brick and coal at alltimes, as it is obvious they can be made square, spherical, or in anydesired shape, and may be deposited alone without reference to thebroken brick and coal, or in combination With any durable material,Without departing from the spirit ot' my invention.

A spade or post-hole digger may be used instead of an auger to make ahole of the desired depth, and in many localities a stake or iron bar ofthe required dimensions may be driven down the required depth and thenremoved, leaving a hole in which to deposit the material abovedescribed.

The corners thus established may be Witnessed by witness-trees or bysome substantial land-mark in the usual manner.

The advantages of my method of marking or establishing section and othercorners, as above described, are numerous and obvious. The material isinexpensive, easy of transportation, and will not decay. The cornersthus marked can be easily found, as the contrast of color Will make thematerial easily distinguishable from the earth, While the disks orplates of glass or burned clay, with the marks thereon, will beidentical with the corner or mark of record.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

1. The process herein described of marking or establishing sectional andother corners in the surveying of land and the marking and IOOperpetuating of corners having once been established, and otheranalogous purposes, the same consisting in depositing; in an excavationin the earth layers of broken or crushed coal and brick, alternatingwith disks or other formed pieces or shapes of glass or burned claybearing a particular mark or the initials and numbers of the corner tobe established or reestablished, as set forth.

2. As a new article of manufacture, disks,

plates, or other formed pieces of glass or burned clay bearing aparticular mark or the initials and numbers for establishing,re-establishing, marking, and perpetuating corners or lines in thesurveys of land, as set forth.

CHARLES A. BEGLE.

Witnesses:

ARTHUR B. HATHAWAY, HERMAN B. ZWERK.

